How to use AJAX for an exposed filter form of a Views block?

Question

I have a View, in a block, assigned to a region. I have enabled Ajax for the view. Pagination works with Ajax. Exposed filters do not. Exposed filters "submit".

I am definitely willing to cut corners at this point, so if there's a method that can be done with a simple JS function I will do that.

I believe that the problem is related to using the exposed form as a block. When "exposed form in block" is set to "no" ajax filtering does work.

update/solved: I disable "exposed form in block" which I was using to change the position the filters. I then edited the view's template to get the position where I wanted it. so this is "solved" but I am not sure why it didn't work before.

Answer 1

You must install the Better Exposed Filters module:

What else can I do with BEF?

• Add help text for each exposed filter
• Tame long lists with scrollable checkbox/radio button lists or select all/none links
• Provide instant feedback by updating the View using AJAX whenever an exposed filter is changed
• Use the jQuery Slider widget for greater-than, less-than or in-between types of filters

You can read more about this in Views exposed filters without "Apply" button

Answer 2

Exposed form as a block doesn't work out of the box with a block view.

There is an add-on module that does allow this configuration: Views Block Exposed Filter Blocks